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Donate blood at these upcoming blood drives in Cobb

Joe and Glenda Mertes of Marietta have been Red Cross volunteers for six years.
Joe and Glenda Mertes of Marietta have been Red Cross volunteers for six years.
By Fiza Pirani
Oct 5, 2015

The American Red Cross will host several blood drives in Cobb this month. Here are the dates and times by location:

Cobb Blood Donation Center, 2145 Roswell Road, Suite 250

Cobb County Water, 660 South Cobb Drive

Oct. 16: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Allatoona High School, 3300 Dallas-Acworth Highway

Oct. 17: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Zion Baptist Church, 165 Lemon St.

Oct. 17: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Destiny World Church, 7400 Factory Shoals Road

Oct. 18: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

LifeQuest Fitness, 3362 Acworth Summit Blvd.

Oct. 20: 2 - 7 p.m.

Insperity, 1825 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Suite 400

Oct. 20: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Praise Academy, 4062 Hiram-Lithia Springs Road

Oct. 20: 1 - 6 p.m.

The Walker School, 700 Cobb Parkway N.

Oct. 26: 3 - 8 p.m.

WellStar Acworth Health Park, 4550 Cobb Parkway NW

Oct. 27: 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.

St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 571 Holt Road

Oct. 27: 3 - 7 p.m.

Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital, 2540 Windy Hill Road

Oct. 29: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For details about being an eligible donor and to learn more about donating blood, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

About the Author

Fiza Pirani is an Atlanta-based freelance writer and editor.

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